535xi no option for active steering?
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Is there a technical reason why the all wheel drive e60's don't have active steering as an option? I noticed no paddle shifters as well. Are there any plans to add these to the xi's?
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Originally Posted by seventhirteen' post='480266' date='Oct 11 2007, 09:38 AM
Is there a technical reason why the all wheel drive e60's don't have active steering as an option? I noticed no paddle shifters as well. Are there any plans to add these to the xi's?
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Originally Posted by seventhirteen' post='480695' date='Oct 12 2007, 12:28 PM
After reading all the active steering fault problems and the fun in the ice and snow, I've decided not consider active steering. Only experience I have with it is in a 2007 X5. It's a nice feature but appears to be one of those additional technical features that doesn't have all the bugs worked out.
+1, Cool feature, but in the end, it's up to the individual owner as to whether it's worth the aggravation if it breaks. I was asking about the technical details at the dealership service area last week. They just had to replace a major component of the system for another customer for $2k+. Makes rack and pinion steering looks pretty attractive again.
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Originally Posted by Ceenit' post='480711' date='Oct 12 2007, 10:13 AM
+1, Cool feature, but in the end, it's up to the individual owner as to whether it's worth the aggravation if it breaks. I was asking about the technical details at the dealership service area last week. They just had to replace a major component of the system for another customer for $2k+. Makes rack and pinion steering looks pretty attractive again.
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Originally Posted by seventhirteen' post='480266' date='Oct 11 2007, 06:38 PM
Is there a technical reason why the all wheel drive e60's don't have active steering as an option? I noticed no paddle shifters as well. Are there any plans to add these to the xi's?
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I am by no means an engineer, but I would think with all of the extra machinery and electonics needed for all-wheel drive there is not enough room under the hood for the stuff necessary for the sport package. In other words, you can have one or the other not both.
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Originally Posted by pukka' post='481012' date='Oct 13 2007, 10:44 AM
I am by no means an engineer, but I would think with all of the extra machinery and electonics needed for all-wheel drive there is not enough room under the hood for the stuff necessary for the sport package. In other words, you can have one or the other not both.
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